Generation
1
Ulrich Speicher b. abt 1702 In
Switzerland and d. abt. 1785 in
Va. He married a Maria (?).
Children
- Jacob Spiker
- Christian Spiker
Generation 2
Jacob Spiker was born abt. 1745 in Berks Co. Pa. and died abt. 1830
in
Allegany Co. Md., he was the son of Ulrich Speicher (SPIKER GEDCOM)
and
Maria
(?). He married Barbary Keim in Shenandoah Co. Va. Barbary
Keim, b. abt 1742 was the daughter of Nicholas Keim and Catherine
Eash. Nicholas Keim b. 2/2/1768 in Oley Valley, Berks Co. Pa.,
d. 10/18/1830 in Salisbury, Somerset Co. Pa., he was son of John Peter
Keim and Mary(?). He married Catherine Eash in 1821 in Somerset
Co. Pa. Catherine was the daughter of Jacob C. Eash and Susanna
Miller. John Peter Keim was b. 1742 in Oley, Berks Co. Pa.and he
died April 1787 in Reading, Berks Co. Pa..
Jacob C Eash, b.1774 in Dauphin Co. Pal., died 1850 in Somerset Co.
Pa., he was the son of Christian Eash and Esther Miller. He
married Susanna Miller about 1790 in Leabanon Co. Pa.. Susanna
Miller was the daughter of Abraham Miller and Anna (?). Abraham
Miller was b. abt.1741 in Bern Canton Switzerland. He was the son
of Christian Miller.
Children:
- Samuel Spiker
- Christian B. Spiker
Generation 3
Samuel Spiker and Ann
Hockman.
Samuel Spiker was b. 1760, Shenandoah Co. Va., and died December
1827
in same. He was the son of Jacob Spiker and Barbary
Keim.
Samuel married Ann Hockman (b. 1771 Va., d. 5/28 1859) on 10/03/1789
in Shenandoah Co. Va. She was the daughter (b.abt. 1731 and
d. before 1814) of Peter Hockman and Anna Funkhouser.
Anna Funkhouser (b.1732, d. abt. 1809 in Shenandoah Co.
Va.) was the daughter of Johannes Fankhouser and
Barbara (?).
Children:
- Phillip Spiker
- Elizabeth "Betsy" Spiker
- Jacob Spiker
- Catherine Spiker
- Samuel Spiker
- Rebecca Spiker
- Joseph H. Spiker
- Mary Ann Spiker
- Peter Spiker
- Lucy Spiker
- Christian Spiker
Generation 4
Family has been verified from Phillip
on by
author.
Phillip Spiker was probably born in 1791 in
Pa. He
married Rebecca Markee daughter
of William Markee on 10-27-1814
in Harrison Co. Oh. He
served twice in the Ohio Militia during the war of 1812. As a
private in Capt. George Richardson's 3rd Regt., muster roll for
Aug 20 to Oct 30 1812. Roll is dated Molickon Area, Mansfield,
Oh.
Oct. 29,1812 receiving $6.66 pay. Also served at Beems Block
House for 2 months in Thomas Latta's Comp. discharged on 3-29-1813 at
lower Sandusky Fort. He received two bounty land warrants for
service and Rebecca received a Widow's pension (copies of Military
records, pension applications, etc are in file). He was unable to
write
and signed with an X. A land entry for Philip Spiker on 10/9/1813
for 133.58 acres at 6-12-31 NW 1/4 was located in 2010. History
of Harrison Co.Oh. indicates he
owned
a hotel in Tippecanoe(Norrisville). He sold land as joint
owner with Henry Spiker. He served as executor of Christian
Spiker's will. There were 6 Spiker's in the area in 1820 Census a
Christian, Christopher, Henry, Isaac, Phillip, and Samuel. No
direct relationship has been established. The above facts would
indicate he was related to Henry and Christian. The oldest
Spiker's on census were an Isaac and Christopher who in their wills
show no relationships. The were probably all related and moved for Pa.
to Ohio together. From other research, it appears the Spiker's
temporarily settled in Allegany Co. Md. In the History of the
Village of Deersville, Ohio 1815-1952 by Poulson: The Christian Spiker
family came to Ohio about 1790-1806 from Berlin, Pa.,present Somerset
Co.,(Old Bedford Co.). Ancestory back to Colonial days,
originally from Holland.
Correspondence in 2003 with another
Spiker researcher shows the following
information: Phillip Spiker
was born in 1791 in
Virginia, (the confusion considering
Virginia-Pennsylvainia border disputes, does not make this fact
conflicting with
above). He was the son of Samuel Spiker and Ann Hockman.
Children of Phillip Spiker and
Rebecca Markey:
- Christiana m 10-14-1838 Alexander Norrris
- Loranzo Doe born 3-14-1818 m 1850 Rebecca Dicks(Dix) died
10-8-1855
- Margaret born 8-29-1820 m 1837 John Speck died 1903/1908
- Bettsy born 3-24-1818 m1838 George Evans died
3-26-1892
- Sarah Ann born ca. 1827 m William Dunlap 2-3-1856
- William born 2-7-1830 m 1844 Eliza Finnical ? Emily Bennet
d.2-3-1847
Sources:
- Census
- Ken Wardell, 28941 Bassett, Westlake Oh. 44145 (1993)
- Pension Application(copy)
- Hx: Carrol and Harrison Co. Oh.
- Hx: Harrison Co. by Hanna
- Myers/Markee Cemetery (personal visit / pictures)
- Dorothy Glazier, R4, New Philadelphia Oh. 44663 (1981)
- Family Bible- I have family pages
- Grave Marker: Phillip Spiker d. 10-15-1867 aged 76 yrs.
(b.1787)
- Grave Marker: Rebecca Markee Spiker d. 5-19-1871 age 75
(b. 1796)
Spiker Documents:
Rebecca (Markee)
Spiker widow
pension application
Will of Phillip Spiker:
WILL
RECORD C
PAGE 458,
HARRISON COUNTY, OHIO
FEBRUARY
1852-1878
Record
of the Will of Phillip Spiker, Deceased
In the name
of the Benevolent
Father of All, I, Phillip Spiker of the County of Harrison and State of
Ohio,
do make and publish this my last will and testament.
Item
1st
It is my
will that all my just debts and funeral expenses be fully paid.
Item
2nd
I give and
devise to my beloved wife Rebecca Spiker in lieu of her dower the farm
on which
my son William Spiker now resides situated in the County of Harrison
and State
of Ohio, containing about one hundred and ninety eight acres during her
natural
life, and after the death of my wife aforesaid, I give said farm to my
son
William Spiker by him paying to my daughters Christina Norris,
Elizabeth Evans,
Margaret Speck, and Sarah A. Dunlap each one thousand dollars in manner
following: in one year after my death five hundred dollars to each of
my above
named daughters, and five hundred dollars each after the death of my
wife. If my wife should survive but one or
two
years after my death, then my son aforesaid is to have four years in
which to
pay the last named two thousand dollars.
Item
3rd
I direct
that my executor hereinafter sell my town property in the town of
Tippecanoe
being lots No. 20 and 21, together with my personal estate (that is not
hereby
divided) and convert them into cash and collect what outstanding debts
that my
be owing to the estate, and distributed as follows: first, pay all my
just
debts and funeral expenses; second, the costs of administration; third,
pay my
grand-daughter Ellen McFadden three hundred dollars, my grandson Lasson
Spiker
three hundred dollars when he shall arrive at 21 years of age, and my
grand-daughter Clementine Spiker and my grandson Bingham Spiker each
one
dollar, and the residue if any divide equally among my daughters
aforesaid.
Item
4th
I give and
devise to my wife as much of my personal estate as she may need for her
own use
to be selected by her.
Item
5th
I hereby
nominate and appoint James J. Billingsley and William Spiker Executors
of this
my last will and testament hereby authorizing and empowering them to
compromise,
adjust, release, and discharge in such manner as they may deem proper
the debts
and claims due me. I do also authorize
and empower them in order to carry out the provisions of this my last
will and
testament to sell by private sale or in such manner upon such terms of
credit
or otherwise as they may think proper all of my real estate not devised
and
deeds to purchasers to execute, acknowledge, and deliver in fee simple,
and to
execute and acknowledge and deliver deeds for all lands sold by me and
not yet
conveyed away.
Item
6th
I desire
that there be no appraisement of my estate and that the court of
probate direct
the omissions thereof. I revoke all
former wills by me made. In testament
hereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 11th day of March in
the year
1868.
Phillip
Spiker
In
the Matter of the Last Will and Testament of Phillip Spiker, Deceased
Probate
Court, Harrison County,
Ohio
November 2,
1869
The last will
and testament of
Phillip Spiker, late of Harrison County in the State of Ohio, deceased
was this
day produced in court and Robert Tenant and William J. Boyd the
subscribing
witnesses to said will approved and in open court upon oath testified
to the
due execution of said will which testimony was reduced to writing and
signed by
said witnesses, and it appearing to the court from said testimony that
said
will was duly executed and attested, and that the said Phillip Spiker
at the
time he executed said will was of full age and sound mind and memory
and not
under any restraint. It is therefore
ordered by the Court that said will be admitted to probate, and that
said will
and testimony be recorded and filed in this court, and thereupon came
James J.
Billingsley and William Spiker the executors names in said will and
appeared in
open court and accepted the trust of executing said will, and the said
executors desiring to give separate bonds.
It is ordered that the said James J. Billingsley give bond as
said
executor in the sum of one thousand dollars, with Thomas Meldrum and
Mahlon
Wright as sureties, conditioned according to law and approved by the
court,
which was accordingly done, and it is also ordered that said William
Spiker
give bond as said executor in the sum of one thousand dollars,
conditioned
according to law, with William Boyd and John Stewart as sureties, and
approved
by the court which was accordingly done.
It is therefore ordered by the court that letters of
testamentary be
issued to the said James J. Billingsley and William Spiker as executors
of the
will of said Phillip Spiker, deceased, and in pursuance of the request
of the
said testator contained in said will it is ordered that the
appraisement of the
personal estate be dispersed with.
Amon Lemmon
Probate
Judge
The State of Ohio, Harrison County
Probate
Court
Personally
appeared in open
court Robert Tenant and William J. Boyd, the subscribing witnesses to
the last
will and testament of Phillip Spiker, deceased, who being duly sworn
according
to law to speak the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth in
relation
to the execution of said will define and say that the paper before them
purporting to be the last will and testament of Phillip Spiker, now
deceased,
is the will of said deceased, that they were present at the execution
of said will
at the request of the testator, subscribed their names to the same as
witnesses
in his presence and that they saw the said Phillip Spiker. deceased,
sign and
seal said will and heard him acknowledge the same to be his last will
and
testament, that the said Phillip Spiker at the time of the making,
signing, and
sealing said will, was of legal age and of sound and disposing mind and
memory
and under no undue or unlawful restraint whatsoever.
William J. Boyd and Robert Tenant, sworn to
and subscribed in open court this 2nd day of November, AD 1869.
Amon Lemmon
Probate Judge
Generation 5
Christianna Spiker----Alexander Norris
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